The Young Conservatives of Texas are clashing with University of Texas administrators over a bake sale the student group held on campus last week, in which brownies were priced based on race and gender of the buyer.

In an effort to prove affirmative action is “reverse discrimination”, the group charged the most, $2, to white customers and the least, 25 cents, to Native American customers. All women received a 25-cent discount.

The group maintains in a statement released Thursday their goal was to “spark an educated conversation about the affirmative action policies that the University practices”, but detractors, including school officials, aren’t happy.

Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement at UT, called the bake sale “inflammatory and demeaning” in a statement last week, adding that Young Conservatives of Texas “create an environment of exclusion and disrespect among our students, faculty and staff.”

Steve Munisteri, chairman of the Texas Republican Party, met with the group yesterday. He did not immediately return request for comment Thursday.

The school has been ground zero for discussion about universities’ use of affirmative action, sparked by Fisher vs. University of Texas – in which a white student sued when she was denied admission to UT, claiming less qualified students of color were unfairly admitted – which the Supreme Court remanded back to lower courts in June.

“The YCT’s approach to this issue also ignores the fact that demographics are just one of many criteria taken into account when applying for admission to UT, a fact that the university has repeatedly and staunchly defended in the Fisher v. UT case,” said Vincent.